[durasell]

Fixing up public schools so they are outwardly appealing has more to do with maintaining property values than anything else.

[metmom]

It always seems to get back to money, doesn’t it? Somehow what’s best for the children keeps getting pushed to the back burner.

[nmh]

“Fixing up public schools so they are outwardly appealing has more to do with maintaining property values than anything else.”

Oh, if were only true

that OUTWARD APPEARANCES really mattered!

The money needs to be spent on EDUCATING not outward appearances and that applies to Newark type areas as well as economically advantaged areas!